TALENTFUL LTD
Trading as Talentful, the company operates as a recruitment process outsourcing provider specialising in talent acquisition and human resources management for technology businesses.
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Cash
£1.9M
+197.7% vs 2023
Net assets
£5M
+20.8% vs 2023
Employees
163
+201.9% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£2.8M
+488.5% vs 2023
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £17,904,857 | £19,371,252 | +8.2% | |
| Operating profit | -£746,629 | £2,769,872 | +471% | |
| Profit before tax | -£713,115 | £2,770,211 | +488.5% | |
| Net profit | -£700,292 | £1,758,972 | +351.2% | |
| Cash | £648,100 | £1,929,586 | +197.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £4,309,445 | £5,137,251 | +19.2% | |
| Net assets | £4,108,763 | £4,965,178 | +20.8% | |
| Equity | £4,108,763 | £4,965,178 | +20.8% | |
| Average employees | 54 | 163 | +201.9% | |
| Wages | £14,985,189 | £13,438,439 | -10.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £24,000 | £22,230 | -7.4% |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -4.2% | 14.3% | |
| Net margin | -3.9% | 9.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | -17.3% | 53.9% | |
| Current ratio | 1.58x | 1.47x | |
| Interest cover | -15.06x | — |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- TALENTFUL LTD 2015-08-11 → present
- SONDER TALENT LTD 2015-07-13 → 2015-08-11
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Duncan & Toplis Audit Limited, Statutory Auditor
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the group's and the parent company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- TALENTFUL LTD · parent
- Talentful Inc 100%
- Talentful Gmbh 100%
- Talentful Canada Inc 100%
- Higher HQ Ltd 100%
Significant events
- “Enterprise Growth: We were able to expand our enterprise client base, establishing partnerships with leading organisations internationally and further solidifying our market presence, despite the ongoing global hiring challenges across the market in 2024.”
- “Global Reach: We were able to maintain our global presence, allowing us to support organisations across the world with one unified approach.”
- “Customer Happiness: Our investment in dedicated customer success has paid dividends, allowing us to achieve market-leading NPS, continuing to maintain and increase overall customer retention for key accounts globally, despite reduced hiring demands. This reinforced both our reputation and the strength of our client relationships.”
- “World Class Results: Our team continues to deliver exceptional results for customers in over 80 countries. Our focus on quality and consistent results means we continue to be trusted by the world's best companies to help scale their teams.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 0 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABBASS, Christopher | Director | 2016-01-19 | Nov 1988 | British |
| BLAYDES, Phillip | Director | 2015-07-13 | Apr 1984 | British |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Phillip Blaydes | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Christopher Abbass | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 50 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-05-23 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-11-11 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-11-11 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2022-09-28 MA Memorandum articles
- 2022-09-28 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-16 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-07-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-05-23 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-11-11 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-11-11 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-11-04 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2024-10-31 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-10-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-09-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-02-15 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-07-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2022-09-28 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2022-09-28 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2022-07-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-10-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2021-07-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2020-12-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 1
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.